Door and doorway



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PAT Nrorl-" cE GLOBE-MICK! 001mm, 01' CINCINNATI, OHIO, A OOH-PORTION"OI OHIO DOOR AND DOOBWLY Application fled July 88, 1880. Serial No.125,540.

This invention relates to sheet metal doors and the especial object isthe provision o a door which may be reversed so that it may 0 crateeither as a right or a left door, and t us openin one direction with itshinge located either-at the right or at the left of the door.

A further ob'ect of the invention is the provision of a oor which isconstructed of sheetsof metal, the door being made in two halves whichare attached together at the plane of symmetry of the door. Each half ofthe door is composed of vertical stile members and horizontal railmembers, each of which is made up of individual sheetsof metal. Thevarious sheets of metal are rigidly united together in each of the doorhalves by means. of angle plates provided i at the 'unctions of thestile and rail memhese angle plates are formed oi bers. flanged metalsheets which are placed in contact with the outer flanges of the doorstiles and rails and are either riveted or welded rigidly to both partsof the door to vided with a lock and latch casin ri 'dly un te themtogether. The two halves o the door are made as units and thenintegrally united together by welding or by In order to permit thereversal of the door the door jamb .is likewise madev so that it isadapted to accommodate either a right or a left hand swing door. Forthis purpose the door jamb WhlCh supports the hinges cooperates with thedoor in such a manner that the door jamb may be reversed end for end andfor this purpose the hinges are provided with symmetrically spacedattaching holes and the hinges themselves are evenly spaced from thecenter of the door jamb. The door jamb which coo crates with thedoorlatch and lock is provi ed with a latch hole located centrall sothat it may coo rate with the latch o the door with this atch located ineither of its reversed positions, the latch of the door having itscenter located in the lane of symmetry of the doorso it will fit intothe latch hole of the door jamb in either of its positions.

The reversible door is especially adapted for use in sheet metalpartitions and in other sheet metalbuilding construction of similarnature. Other objects and advantag s of my invention will be more fully.discussed in the following specification, in the "attached claims and inthe accompanying drawings, of which;

Fig. 1 is an elevation of'one of the door sections; v

Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail of an angleplate of the door.

Fig. 4' is a perspective detail showing the mannerof attachment 'of thedoor hinges.

- Fig. 5 is a central horizontal section through the door and the doorway.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of a door as applied to a partition.

Fi 7 is a perspective view of an end of the cor jamb which receivesthehinges.

Fig. 8 is a erspective view of the end of the jamb whic the door.

Fig. 9 is a detail of an end of one of the partition units. a

Fig. 10 is a perspective View of the unit end shown in Fig. 9.

' Fig. 11 isa view of the side end of the door showing the lock andlatch casing.

Fig. 12 is a side view of the latch casing.

Fig. 13 is a vertical section through the lock cylinder of the latchcasing.

Referring more particularly to the drawings by reference numerals, thedoor 1 is constructed of two similar halves which are joined togetheralong their abutting edges. One of the halves is indicated at 2 in Fig.1, and is there shown as comprising the two vertical stile members 3,and4 which are each bent from one piece of sheet metal having upwardly andinwardly bent flanges on cooperates with the latch of the outside andthe inside of the stiles as indicated at 5 and 6. The outer fian e 5 iscut away at an intermediate part 0 the lock stile 3, and the innerflanges are cut awa at the ends of the stile as indicated in l ig. 1.

The three door cross rails 7 8, and 9 are each constructed of a singlesheet of metal and providedwith upwardly and inwardly extending flangesthroughout their lengths as indicated at 10 and 11. The various stileand rail members of the door section are placed in abutting relation andthen r1g1dly united integrally by the provis1on of angle plates 12, 60,61, 62, 63, and 64, which are made of flat sheets of metal havingupwardly bent sides such as 13, and on plate 12 one of these sides maybe bent over at 14: to complete the inwardly extending flanges of thedoor end. These corner angle plates are integrally united to each of themembers with which they are in contact, preferabl by means of solder orby spot welding, an hold the stile members rigidly to the rail members.The angle plate 61 in the vicinity of the latch casing 16 is cut away atits outer side to permit the insertion of the latch casing through theside end of the door. This latch casing is provided with lugs 17 for thereception of screws 18 which are counter-sunk in the outer sides of thedoor stile and thread into these lugs. The latch casing 16 is spacedcentrally in the plane or symmetry 0 the door by means of spacing lugsor angle irons 19 which are rlgidly attached to the door sections andbetween which the latch casing is ada ted to be moved into place or tobe remove It will be noted that the bottom rail member 9 is of greatervertical height than the intermediate and the top rail and the angleplates 12 and 60 at the bottom of the door are consequently made or"larger size so as to extend completely over the joints between the railand the stile members. The three an le plates 12, 62 and 63 along thestile 4: an at 20 so that the slot is immediately adjacent to theupwardly extending flanges on said single plates. These slots permlt theinsertion of a hinge leaf 21 after the two door sections have beenrigidly united together. The door sections are united by spot weldingalong the plane of symmetry of the door where these two sections abuttogether and any cracks or small spaces which ma exist between the twosections alon the'sldes of the stiles and rails may be filled in withsolder so as to produce a smooth surface. After the two sections of thedoor have been assembled a pair of glass retaining strips 55 may beattached to the inner sides of the stiles and rails by means of screws65 received in the inner sides of the--'stiles and rails and extendingthrough suitable holes the stile itself are slotted as indicated eeann;

inthe stri 55 and similar panel retaining strips app 'ed for retainingthe lower sheet metal panel of the door.

The hinge side 21 is provided with six symmetricall arranged tappedholes 22 and t e side of t e stile 4 is provided with counter-sunk thedoor so that the hinges may cooperate with the hinge 'amb of the doorway to rmit thereversal of the hinge jamb as w' be later set forth. Thecenter of the middle hinge slot 20 is indicated by the line 9A which iscoincident with the centerof the latch 25 of the latch casing. The latch25 has its center located: in the plane of symmetry of the door asindicated in Figs. 5 and 11,

and the vertical height of the latch is such that the latch hole 38 withwhich the latch cooperates is provided in the longitudinal center of thedoor jamb 26. This dgor jamb is shaped as shownin Fig. 8 so as to have amounting surface 27? provided with a series of attaching holes 28 whichare symmetrically spaced along the door jamb and which are adapted tocooperate with the attaching holes 29 provided in the flanges 31 of theup rights 30 which are constructed and arranged in pairs as more 'fullyset forth in my prior application for United States Letters Patent,Serial No. 89347, filed February 19, 1926, and entitled Partition unitsand construction. .The partition of which the doorway forms a part isconstructed of similar units 30 and panel pieces 32, these units beingprovided with attaching curlplate extensions 33 as set forth in my priorapplication referred to, these curl extensions having a length equal toor slightly less than one-half of the width of the umts'30 and beingprovided in opposing pairs on each end of the various units so that theunits may be arranged as uprights-and as crossrails with them endsattached together by through pins 34 which extend through a completepair ofartition units. The units are provided wit one side which is openalong its center and which is provided with inwardly extending flanges35 having groups of attaching holes 29 symmetrically spaced from theends of the units and each group consisting of a small hole for thereception of attaching screws and a large hole adapted to receive thehead of a screw which attaches a panel to an opposing and mating um't.

aeaaau being held between the pairs of mating units as indicated inFig.5. -The face 27 of to one side the door jamb 26 has its holes 28symmetrically arranged in the same manner as the placing of the holes 29in the units 30 so that the door 'amb 26 may be bolted in place ange ofone of the units 30. The various airs of units are attached together atthen ends by means of the pins 34 and the screws 39 which are threaded1nto the ends of these pins and which are countersunk in a rectangularend plate at each of the junctions 0 horizontal and upright members.

The door jamb 26 extends at ri ht an les to the surface 27 thenoutwardly, orwar y, inwardly, and forwardly so as to providea stop forthe door as indicated at 40 and a vertical surface 41in which the latchhole A- 38 is provided. The surface 40 is turned either side of thedoor.

inwardly. and rests against the edge of the unit 30 adjacent thereto.The latch hole 38, being provided in the longitudinal center of the doorjamb 26, permits the reversal of the door jamb end for end so that thedoor jamb may stop the door from moving toward The surface 27 and thesurface 42 in the same plane are both located in the plane of symmetryof the assembled pairs of partition units 30, and the latch hole 38 isprovided in the transverse center of the surface 41 so that it maycooperate with the latch in either of Its, posltions.

The door jamb 36 is made similar to the door jamb 26 just'describedbutis adapted for the reception of binge parts which are insertable throughthe slots 43 so that the hinges may be rigidly attached to the jamb. Theslots 43 are equi-distantly spaced and symmetrically arranged, thecenter slot bein located in the center of the vertical height of thejamb so thatthe jamb may be reversed end for end to permit the'door tooperate as a right or as'a left hand swing door, and to open towardeither side. The slots 43 in the jamb are so located that the hinge artafter being inserted through the slots lies against the inner part ofthe vertical face 44 of the jamb. This face is provided withcounter-sunk screw holes 45 symmetrically arranged as shown so that thehinges may be inserted when the door jamb has been reversed. The upperjamb 37 is also made reversible by the symmetrical spacing of theattaching holes provided in the surface which isclamped and held betweentheflanges of opposing pairs of units which make up the cross rail 46above-the door. This crossrail 46 is preferably not constructed of asingle pair of units but is made of two or thigee shorter hollow unitseseexactly similar except as to length to the tached together by throughpins 34, screws 39, and square -cover plates 47. The cover plate 47 maybe specially made so that it supports the stationary art of the doorcloser, the other part of t 0 door closer being mounted upon the'dooradjacent thereto in any suitable manner.

' The latch casing 16 is shown in Figs. 11, 12, and 13 as conslsting ofa casing 48 rovided with the attaching. lugs 17 and aving a knob lockpart 49, lock cylinder openings 50, latchv25, and dead lock stop for thelatch 51. The various parts of the lock are made reversible so that whenthe door is to be changed to open towards the other side the latch maybe reversed so that its inclined surface faces toward the other side ofthe door, and the lock cylinder 52reversed with the dummy cylinder 53.The dead lock stop is also reversible in the lock itself so that theentire lock and latch casing may be adjusted to permit its use in a dooradapted to open in either direction. A knob 54 is adapted to turn thelatch and a key plate 55 1s provided on the outside of the dummycylinder and on the lock cylinder. In order units 30, these smallersections at to provide for the insertion of the lock and dummy cylinder,and for the knob s indle, the halves of the door are provide with holes54 through which these parts may be inserted.

The doors are preferabl constructed of sheet metal and are prefera 1yhollow but if desiredto afi'ord greater fire protection the two halvesof the door, before being attached together, ma be placed horizontallyand filled with sultable fire proofing composition which may solidifysufliciently to be retained in the door sections during their assembly.Any suitable compound may be used.

It will thus be apparent that in order to change a door swingingoutwardly about a hinge at the ri ht of the door as shown in Fig. 5 thetwo oor jambs and the top jamb may be reversed end for end by firstremoving the upright units 30 which are not attached to the inwardlyextending faces of the jambs. The hinges of the door are taken out ofone side of the door and inserted into the other side of the same andthe latch casing is removed by the removal of the attaching screws 18which permits the latch casing to be withdrawn from the side of the doorstile; the various parts of the lock and the latch casing are thenreversed and adjusted so that the parts are adapted 'to a door whichoperates in the reverse mandoor jamb 36 andthe complete changeorreversal of the door is then effected. The

provision of the latch in the plane of symmetry of the door and themanner in which the hinges may be inserted from either side and the factthat the door is equipped with a latch casing capable of havmg its artsreversed rmits the door to be comp etely changed i ihm a right to a lefthand swing door and vice versa. The provision of the latch hole and theprovision of the hinge slots inv the door jambs permits these parts tobe reversed end for end and cooperate with the same door.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be madewithout parting from the spirit or sco of the in. vention and I do notintendto hunted to the recise construction which has been chosen 'ereinfor purpose of illustration.

WhatIclaimis:- V

1. A sheet metal door having detachable hinges and attaching 'means fordetachably securing said hinges in position, said hinges and door havingattachment provisions co-. operating with said attaching means for theattachment of said hinges m a reversible mannerso that the hinge pin maybe located on either side of the door.

2. A sheet metal door having slots for the reception of door hinges,said slots extend.- ing entirely through the door, and attaching holesin the si e edge of said door symmetrically arranged so that the hingesmay be inserted from either side of the door and fastened to the sideedge thereof so that the dolor may be adapted to open from either s1 e.

3. In a door of the class described, a series of attaching hinges forsaid door, said door being provided with a correspondin series of slotsextending entirely through t e door and with holes in the side facethereof arranged in spaced pairs with the holes of each air horizontallyspaced apart and at equal distances from the adjacent side edge of thedoor so that the hinges may be inserted into the door from either sidethereof and 'door, said hingesand'door having may be located on eitherof the door, the center of t then fastened in place. 7

4. A sheet metal door havin a latch casing insertable through the si eend of the door, the center of the latch being located in the plane ofsymmetry of the door, means for detachably and reversibly attaching said:latch casing in the door, said latch having.

reversible parts so that said door may be adapted to open from eitherside a plurality of hinges for said door, attaching screws" for'detachably securing said hinges to said 7 attachment holes cooperatingwith said attaching screws for the attachment of said hinges in areversible manner so that the hinge pin side of the door.

5. A sheet metal door having a lock and latch casing insertable throu hthe side end e latch being plane. of symmetry of the passing from thesides of the located in the door, bolts door into said casing todetachably and reassess:

- versibly attach said casing in position, said lock and latch casinghaving reversible parts so that said door may be adapted to open fromeither side, and a series of hinges for said door adapted to be attachedthereto in a reversible manner.

6. A sheet metal door having a latch casing provided with reversibleparts so that said latch may face in either ection, the center of thelatch being located in the plane of symmetry of the door, and meansetachably fastening said latch casing in position, said doors havingprovision for the attachment of hinges in a reversible manner so thatthe hinge pins may be located on either side of the door for the purposedescribed.

7. A sheet metal doorhaving a latch casing and means for attac saidcasing to the door substantiall centra y in a vertical direction, thesaid atch being adapted to be reversed, said door having attachinghinges adapted to' be reversed, and attaching holes. for said hingesarra d symmetrically-so that said hinges may z mounted on the door ineither position.

8. A sheet metal door constructed of sections joined together, saidsections each being made up of separate vertical stile members so aratehorizontal rail members, and angi p ates at the joints between the railmembers rigidly attached to each of said members and lying flat againstthe inner surfaces of the stile and rail members.

9. A sheet metal door constructed of similar halves abutted together andrigidly welded together along the plane of symmetry of the door, saidhalves each being made up of separate stile and rail members, andflanged angle plates welded to the stile and rail members to rigidlyunite them together.

10. A sheet metal door-constructed of similar halves joined to ther,hinged pieces pass' through the. oor and throu h each of sai halves,'and l inside of t e side edge of the door, an means attaching eachhinge iece to each of said halves. V

11. X sheet metal door constructed of similar halves abutted andattached together, hinge pieces passing entirely throu h the door andlying inside and against t e inner side edge of the door, the said edgeof the door having attaching screw holes symmetrically arrangedv so thatsaid liin es may r be attached to the door in a reversib e manner. V

12. A sheet metal door constructed of similar halves welded togetheralong the plane of symmetry, and hinge pieces passing through the doorand throu h each of said halves, and lyin inside of t e side edge of thedoor, said inge pieces and the door edge having symmetrically arrangedattaching holes, the hinge being reversibly attachableto the door sothat the door may be adapted to open toward either side, said hingesbeing symmetrically spaced apart.

13. In combination, a doorway formed of a'pair of vertical door jambsand a top jamb, a set of hinges supported from one of said jambs, a dooron said hinges and attachable thereto'in a reversible manner so as to beadapted to be reversed to be opened toward either side, said hingesbeing evenly spaced apart along said door jamb so as to permit the doorjamb to be inverted for the purpose described. I v I 14. In combination,a door having reversible latch means and reversible hinges so that itmay be adapted to be opened toward either side, and a doorwaycooperating with said door and having reversible parts adapted tocooperate with said latch means 2o opened toward either side.

formed of permanently united sheets of metal, a latch casing housedwithin a stile of the door, spacing lugs rigid with each side of saidstile to space the latch casing in a central position, attaching screwspassing through the side of the stile into the latch casing, latchoperating means, each for the latch operating means, both sides of thesaid stile of the door being similar in construction so as to permit thereversal of the latch parts for thereversal of the door.

16. In combination, a hollow metal door formed of rmanently unitedsheets of metal, a latch of the door attaching screws passing throughthe s1de of the stile into the latch casing, latch operating means, eachside of the stile being provided with a hole for the latch o eratingmeans, both sides of the said stile of the door being similar inconstruction so as to permit the reversal of the latch parts for thereversal of the. door, said latch being located in the plane of symmetryof the door and said door having insertable hinges insertablethrough'either side of the door for the purpose described.

17. A sheet metal 'door construoted of halves abutted and joined,together,z s'aid halves being formed of separate stile and rail members,plates of metal rigidly united with said stile and rail members to jointhe same together, hinge slots extending entirely through the 001 andextending through said plates of metal for the reception of hinges.

said plates or' metal for the reception of hinges, said plates of. metalhaving flanges extending along the side edge of the door and against thesame and being located between the hinge parts and the said side edge ofthe door to IGHIIEOIE'CG the same. a

19. A sheet metal door jamb having a longitudinal vertical side havingattaching holes therein by means of which it may be fixed in position,said jamb bein bent in several places to provide a hollow our-sided jambmember and then bent to extend parallel to the door edge from said jambmember, and terminating in a reversel bent curved portion extendinsubstantia y from said first-mentione vertical side.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27th da of July1926.

U RBAN C. THIES.

' and said hinges to permit the door to be side of the stile beingprovided with a hole i casing housed within a stile I 18. A sheet metaldoor constructed of e0 halves abutted and joined together, said halvesbeing formed of separate stile and.

rail members, plates of metal rigidly united with said stile and railmembers to join the same together, hinge slots extending entire- .6ly'through the door and extending through

